The Empty Lot Next Door
Author:
Arthur MillsPublisher:
Branching Path BooksPublication Date:
09-04-2011ISBN:
9780615536415Subjects:
FamilyFiction
General
Horror
Parenting
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Electronic book text, 9780615536415 Electronic book text, 9780986016677 Electronic book text, 9780986016653 Electronic book text, 9780986016660 Paperback, 9780986016646
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Description:
Whether or not you believe in ghosts, the true-life experience of Arthur M. Mills, Jr. deserves consideration. Find out who Candle Face was, her taunting behavior, and how she made a boy’s childhood into a living nightmare in The Empty Lot Next Door.
In a South Austin neighborhood, Ray (Arthur’s childhood nickname) and his family excitedly moves in to a small house standing in the midst of a big, green lawn. Beside their house is a strange, vacant lot where a house apparently once stood, and where a huge wide hole in the back lays mysteriously. As a young boy with a lot of new friends, Ray (Arthur’s childhood name) considers the empty lot as an exciting playground. But the tale behind the lot keeps the boy intrigued and frightened as he learns that the house that was once there was burned down years ago, leaving a girl dead amid the fire. The little girl, as the neighborhood kids say, comes out in the night to regain her life. Determined to validate the authenticity of this tale, Ray daringly and mistakenly challenges the “ghost,” a challenge that he would forever regret. Soon, he becomes haunted by the little girl—who he named as Candle Face—visiting his dreams and leaving hand prints and other signs even when he is awake.
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